Group Dynamics and Cohesion | Edexcel A-Level Physical Education (9PE0)
Group Dynamics and Cohesion
- 60 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 2: psychological and social principles of physical education
- Component 2
Group Dynamics and Cohesion is examined in Component 2, Psychological and social principles of physical education.
It covers groups, teams, and task and social cohesion, Carron's four factors of cohesion, Steiner's model and the Ringelmann effect and social loafing and building team cohesion.
Sample questions from Group Dynamics and Cohesion
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Groups, teams, and task and social cohesion
How can relationships within a team influence an individual player's performance?
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A supportive team can raise an individual's confidence and motivation. Conflict or exclusion can lower effort and increase anxiety. -
Groups, teams, and task and social cohesion
Can a team with low social cohesion still be successful? Explain.
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A team with low social cohesion can succeed if task cohesion is high. Players who share a goal can perform well despite personal friction. -
Carron's four factors of cohesion
How can a player's personal motives affect cohesion?
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A player focused on personal glory may ignore team tactics. Members who share the team's goals strengthen task cohesion. -
Carron's four factors of cohesion
Why may a newly promoted football team with many new signings struggle for cohesion?
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The new signings have not played together before. The players lack shared experience and understanding of each other's roles. -
Steiner's model and the Ringelmann effect
Give an example of a coordination loss in football.
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Two defenders leave an attacker unmarked because each assumes the other will track the run. The breakdown in communication concedes a goal. -
Steiner's model and the Ringelmann effect
How can the Ringelmann effect be seen in a tug of war team?
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An eight-person team does not pull eight times harder than one person. Members pull at slightly different times and some ease off. -
Social loafing and building team cohesion
How can low task importance contribute to social loafing?
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A player who sees a match or drill as unimportant puts in little effort. A friendly match may see more loafing than a cup final. -
Social loafing and building team cohesion
Give three strategies to develop group cohesion.
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Team-building events develop trust between players. Shared team goals give everyone a common purpose. Regular team meetings improve communication.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Groups, teams, and task and social cohesion | Groups and successful teams, group norms and dynamics, task and social cohesion in interactive and coactive teams, too much social cohesion, and Tuckman's four stages including storming. | 14 |
| Carron's four factors of cohesion | Carron's environmental, personal, leadership and team factors, squad size and contracts, personal motives, the coach's style, team success, the promoted football team, the international rugby squad and role clarity. | 15 |
| Steiner's model and the Ringelmann effect | Steiner's potential and actual productivity, faulty processes, coordination and motivation losses, the Ringelmann effect in a tug of war and a rowing eight, reducing coordination losses and teams of star players. | 15 |
| Social loafing and building team cohesion | Social loafing and Latané's findings, identifiability, leadership and task importance, the sucker effect, performance analysis, roles, goals and praise, and building cohesion through camps, player voice, breaking cliques and team identity. | 16 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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